IFKF, through its membership in EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance), is supporting the European Chronic Disease Alliance's open letter to EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso calling for EU political action on chronic diseases.
CLICK HERE to read the full letter
SysKid stands for 'Systems Biology towards Novel Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Treatment'. The project has started on Jan 1, 2010 and is driven by a European Union grant of EUR 11,8 million from Framework Programme 7 (FP 7) and a total project volume of close to EUR 16 million. The consortium consists of 26 research groups from 15 countries. Runtime of the project is scheduled for five years.
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ERA-EDTA is an active member of EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance), and together with other EKHA partners they have organized an event at the European Parliament with the MEPs (Members of Parliament) to celebrate WKD. By clicking here you will find all the details, and the presentations, of this very successful event.
The 13th IFKF (International Federation of Kidney Foundations) annual meeting took place in Budapest on August 23-25, 2012. During this successful meeting "The 2012 Budapest Decleration of the IFKF" was published on the holistic approach towards patients with chronic renal diseases.
Click here for the Budapest declaration.
Reg Green is the author of the 2 books: "The Nicholas Effect" and "The gift that Heals" specifically written for United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). For anyone who likes to read the sad but also inspiring stories about people at every stage of the organ donation process you can send an email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information and/or take a look at Mr Green's website www.nicholasgreen.org
Kidneys for life
Focus on Acute Kidney Injury, AKI but also awareness building for detection and prevention Our 2013 and eighth World Kidney Day was held on 14 March 2013
World Kidney Day campaign is celebrated anually on 2nd Thursday of March.
